WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 20mins
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
"The city was a jungle." is an example of what type of figurative language?
alliteration
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
I have told you a million times not to do that!
The waiter served us a delicious plate of jumbo shrimp.
The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.
The thunder boomed in the storm.
A funny exaggeration is called a/an
alliteration
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
A comparison using like or as
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
idiom
an expression that is not meant to be taken literally
idiom
allusion
alliteration
metaphor
Words that resemble the sound they describe
hyperbole
idiom
onomatopoeia
personification
a comparison of two things without using like or as
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
BAM! The door shut behind me.
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
idiom
